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Show 5262 Chaffin- D 3274 what is known as the Sun Dog, and upper Smith fork, and up along what is known as the Olympia now. Q Working by yourself? A No, there was some fellows with me. I was alone when I went there. There was two fellows, a couple young fellows with me there. There was two fellows, a couple young fellows with me there in 1894. We took a contract of putting some wood over on the California bar, and timber, for Mitchell and Ryan. That wood, we got it from up the river, and crossed the river wherever we could. We had a team there for a while, and horses, and would go across the river. Q During the year 1894 did you go up stream with your boat? A Yes. Q The same proposition of rowing and towing? A The same proposition. I'll tell you, take the river there, there is rapids; below them rapids where the water is still, you get in your boat and row along. When you hit these rapids you can't row over them. You have to take your boat and pull it up. You can't pole a boat if you have a big one, that's a cinch. That is the way we would make our up the river, generally get out and wade over those rapids and take the boat up. Q When you speak of rapids, what particular rapids do |